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Mountain

Pen-y-commin

Located in Llangors, Powys Coordinates: 51°55′59″ N 3°18′23″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-commin Pen-y-commin
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
263 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pennorth
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport60 km
BRS Bristol Airport74 km

About Pen-y-commin

Pen-y-commin is a mountain. Location: Llangors, Powys. Elevation: 263 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Cefn and Pentwyn.

Climate of Pen-y-commin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
July (66 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pen-y-commin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1441021077773786693106121136144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-commin

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 44 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 74 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 51 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 74 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pen-y-commin

Within 100 km: 1,012 historic and cultural sites, 2,385 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 3 kmE
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 8 kmS
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,477 places

  • Barry Island Island 60 kmS
  • Denny Island Island 58 kmSE
  • The Island Island 54 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,826 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 97 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 83 kmS
  • Mwnt beach Beach 94 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 86 kmW

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